VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Tennis Team (5-0, 1-0 ODAC) got the spring portion of its season off to a strong start Saturday with a 5-4 upset victory over Virginia Wesleyan University (0-1, 0-1 ODAC). The Marlins were picked to finish fourth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference this year while the Wasps were tabbed ninth in the poll.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE - Emory & Henry 5, Virginia Wesleyan 4
LOCATION - Virginia Beach, Virginia
VENUE - Everett Tennis Center
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (5-0, 1-0 ODAC); Virginia Wesleyan (0-1, 0-1 ODAC)
How It Happened
- The Marlins took a 2-1 lead after doubles play but senior Bri Pierce (Purlear, N.C.) and freshman Cailie Pollard (Rural Retreat, Va.) earned an 8-5 victory at the third flight.
- Senior Vanna Summers (Bluff City, Tenn.) won at No. 3 singles while freshman Logan Graham (Radford, Va.) and Pollard picked up the victory at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively.
- Pierce clinched the match for the Wasps with a 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles.
The Results
| Singles | Emory & Henry | Virginia Wesleyan |
Result | ||||
| No. 1 | Katie Meade | Christine Zalameda | VWU - 6-1, 6-2 | ||||
| No. 2 | Kaitlyn Sheaves | Audrey Bally | VWU - 6-0, 6-2 | ||||
| No. 3 | Vanna Summers | Katie Staman | E&H - 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 | ||||
| No. 4 | Logan Graham | Lyric Hinton | E&H - 6-4, 6-0 | ||||
| No. 5 |
Bri Pierce | Taylor Witherspoon | E&H - 7-5, 6-2 | ||||
| No. 6 |
Cailie Pollard | Taitum O'Brien | E&H - 6-3, 6-0 | ||||
| Doubles | |||||||
| No. 1 | Meade/Sheaves | Staman/Bally | VWU - 8-2 | ||||
| No. 2 | Summers/Graham | Zalameda/Hinton | VWU - 8-3 | ||||
| No. 3 | Pierce/Pollard | Johnson/Witherspoon | E&H - 8-5 | ||||
| Final Score | Emory & Henry | 5 | |||||
| Virginia Wesleyan | 4 | ||||||
Up Next
- Emory & Henry will have a quick turnaround with its match against Randolph-Macon College set for Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
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